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THE COMPLETE HERBAL 



age, Thyme of each an ounce, Honey three ! therefore stops fluxes, neither do I know a 

 times their weight, make it into an electuary j better medicine in all the dispensatory for 

 according to art. jsuch as have a consumption accompanied 



Culpcper.~] They say it helps infirmities \ with looseness. It stops the menses and 

 of the spleen, and indeed the name seems to j Fluor Albus. Take Lut-a dram at a time, 

 promise so much, it may be good for cold ? every morning, because of its binding 

 bodies, if they have strength of nature inequality, except you have a looseness, for 

 them. | then you may take so much two or three 



Diacinnamomum. \ times a day. 



College.'] Take of Cinnamon fifteen j Diacorum. 



drams, Cassia Lignea, Elecampane roots, j College.'] Take of the roots of Cicers, 

 of each half an ounce, Galanga, seven j Acorus, or Calamus Aromaticus, Pine-nuts, 

 drains, Cloves, long Pepper, both sorts of! of each a pound and a half, let the Cicers 

 Cardamoms, Ginger, Mace, Nutmegs, j roots, being cleansed, cut, boiled, and 

 Wood of Aloes, of each three drams, Saffron, ; pulped, be added to ten pounds of clarified 

 one dram, Sugar five drams, Musk two \ honey, and boiled, (stirring it) to its just 

 scruples, adding according to the prescript I thickness, then being removed from the 

 of the Physician, and byaddingthree pounds j fire, add the Acorus roots beaten, the Pine- 

 eight ounces of clarified Honey, boil it and! nuts cut, and these following in powder, 

 make it into an electuary according to art. j Take of black Pepper an ounce, long Pepper, 



Culpeper.~\ Diacinnamomum, or in plain \ Cloves, Ginger, Mace, of each half an 

 English, A composition of Cinnamon, heats ounce, Nutmegs, Galanga, Cardamons, of 



the stomach, causes digestion, provokes the 

 menses, strengthens the stomach and other 

 parts that distribute the nourishment of the 



each three drams, mix them with the roots 

 and Honey into an electuary according to art. 

 CulpeperJ] The electuary provokes lust, 



body, a dram of it taken in the morning | heats the brain, strengthens the nerves, 

 fasting, is good for ancient people and cold quickens the senses, causes an acute wit, 



bodies, such as are subject to dropsies and 

 diseases of flegm, or wind, for it comforts 

 and strengthens nature muchi If you take 

 it to help digestion, take it an hour before 

 meat, do so in all things of like quality. 



Diacorallion. 



College^] Take of Coral white and red, 

 Bole-amoniac, Dragon's-blood, of each one 



eases pains in the head, helps the falling- 

 sickness and convulsions, coughs, catharrs, 

 and all diseases proceeding from coldness 

 of the brain. Half a dram is enough to 

 take at one time, because of its heat. 



Peony is an herb of the sun, the roots of 

 it cure the falling-sickness. 



Diacydonium simple. 



dram, Pearls half a dram, Wood of Aloes, \ College.'] Take of the flesh of Quinces 

 red Roses, Gum Tragacanth, Cinnamon, of j cut and boiled in fair water to a thickness, 

 each two scruples, Sanders white and red,! eight pounds, white sugar six pounds, boil 



of each one scruple, with four times its 

 weight in sugar dissolved in small Cinna- 

 mon Water, make it into an electuary, 

 according to art. 



it to it just thickness. 



Diacydonium with Species 

 College.'] Take of the juice of Quinces, 

 Sugar, of each two pounds, white Wine 



CnlpeperJ] It comforts and strengthens' Vinegar half a pound, added at the end of 

 the heart exceedingly, and restores such as i the decoction, it being gently boiled, and the 

 are in consumptions, it is cooling, therefore j scum taken away, add Ginger two ounces, 

 gfjod in hectic fevers, very binding, and j white Pepper ten drams and two scruples* 



